Commentary and Tracking of a Portfolio of Stocks using approach from "The Little Book that Beats the Market" by Joel Greenblatt aka Magic Formula Investing

Friday, November 03, 2017

Top 200 List 11/3/17

Top 200 List 11/3/17

As my readers may know, I regularly create my own top 200 list. I worked with some smart people on the Yahoo Groups MFI board and created a spreadsheet that does a very good job matching the metrics of the book and the official website (which in the early days posted calculated earnings yield and ROIC).

My list is ranked and shows dividend yield (per the unreliable Yahoo Finance). It also has more stocks as I do not necessarily throw out other countries and I have some financial-type stocks (such as Humana) that the official list excludes.

This list took a lot more work as Yahoo Finance (boo) has pulled back some of their services ("It has come to our attention that this service is being used in violation of the Yahoo Terms of Service. As such, the service is being discontinued. For all future markets and equities data research, please refer to finance.yahoo.com.").

I am also running this list to start coming up with names for my upcoming 11/15 MFI Select tranche.

But keep in mind that I am just a single person with a spreadsheet - so please do your own analysis before making investment decisions.

Ticker

Rank

Stock
Price

Market Cap

Earnings Yield

ROIC

Dividend Yield

NHTC

1

19.46

219

45%

4440%

1.75%

VVUS

2

0.66

69

106%

1818%

0.00%

AVDL

3

9.49

403

26%

2246%

0.00%

NTIP

4

4.15

111

38%

971%

1.20%

ICON

5

1.67

96

20%

2220%

0.00%

BPT

6

19.25

412

18%

36989%

13.48%

IDCC

7

73.20

2,590

19%

585%

1.23%

AGX

8

67.90

1,072

16%

849%

1.03%

PDLI

9

2.96

463

15%

495%

0.00%

UTHR

10

118.90

5,243

24%

206%

0.00%

MPAA

11

27.56

535

12%

382%

0.00%

AMAG

12

12.80

450

11%

532%

0.00%

TRNC

13

14.86

491

17%

198%

0.00%

MSGN

14

17.30

1,310

13%

253%

0.00%

HRB

15

23.86

4,961

12%

283%

3.77%

MNKD

16

3.23

323

13%

218%

0.00%

BPI

17

9.68

287

14%

189%

0.00%

ESRX

18

60.32

34,666

11%

426%

0.00%

SQBG

19

2.51

158

11%

235%

0.00%

DHX

20

2.30

111

15%

140%

0.00%

EGRX

21

53.56

862

11%

226%

0.00%

PCO

22

6.51

165

241%

115%

0.00%

YRD

23

42.55

2,571

10%

424%

0.00%

VIAB

24

23.40

9,421

13%

138%

3.42%

DLX

25

68.83

3,330

10%

473%

1.74%

DISCK

26

16.26

9,284

12%

144%

0.00%

DISCA

27

17.31

9,884

12%

144%

0.00%

VIA

28

28.65

11,534

12%

138%

2.79%

ANTM

29

210.59

56,228

10%

274%

1.23%

LFVN

30

5.67

80

11%

142%

0.00%

QIWI

31

16.80

1,019

9%

824%

308.33%

OMC

32

66.21

15,407

10%

281%

3.32%

VEC

33

31.53

353

11%

134%

0.00%

NLS

34

12.50

388

14%

108%

0.00%

WU

35

20.08

9,345

9%

525%

3.34%

CSCO

36

34.21

171,974

9%

383%

3.22%

TARO

37

112.68

4,562

14%

96%

0.00%

AVID

38

4.39

180

10%

160%

0.00%

CJREF

39

9.26

1,877

10%

165%

#VALUE!

GME

40

18.51

1,879

21%

79%

8.10%

HUM

41

256.35

37,333

9%

200%

0.54%

MSB

42

22.65

297

8%

573%

#VALUE!

IPG

43

18.93

7,519

10%

145%

3.49%

EGOV

44

16.55

1,097

8%

833%

0.97%

AGTC

45

3.45

62

55%

71%

0.00%

MSTR

46

133.99

1,541

9%

172%

0.00%

JMEI

47

3.01

452

92%

71%

0.00%

FOX

48

25.15

46,628

10%

123%

0.00%

HLF

49

70.47

6,011

9%

168%

0.00%

SYNT

50

23.56

1,968

10%

126%

0.00%

HSII

51

24.60

468

11%

100%

1.85%

DFIN

52

19.36

654

11%

109%

0.00%

TGNA

53

12.05

2,625

14%

78%

4.07%

AET

54

172.32

57,210

8%

925%

0.73%

FOXA

55

25.81

47,852

10%

123%

1.39%

CRHM

56

2.20

163

9%

262%

0.00%

ABC

57

73.23

16,001

10%

112%

1.97%

LEE

58

2.25

125

14%

76%

0.00%

USNA

59

65.05

1,599

9%

133%

0.00%

FFIV

60

121.01

7,678

8%

471%

0.00%

MIK

61

19.42

3,650

11%

86%

0.00%

KLAC

62

106.38

16,792

8%

233%

2.01%

PBI

63

11.19

2,101

11%

95%

6.70%

FUJHY

64

17.11

26,236

20%

63%

185.80%

TIME

65

10.70

1,067

11%

82%

5.70%

NVMI

66

26.90

769

9%

139%

0.00%

SP

67

38.30

863

8%

312%

0.00%

BKE

68

17.75

858

22%

62%

5.63%

CVS

69

69.38

71,045

11%

88%

2.67%

FRAN

70

6.47

236

29%

58%

0.00%

BBY

71

57.34

17,821

11%

78%

2.16%

AMGN

72

172.41

126,377

9%

149%

2.49%

BOJA

73

12.65

488

9%

114%

0.00%

DIN

74

47.39

840

10%

104%

0.00%

GHC

75

552.00

3,066

10%

101%

0.90%

MDP

76

51.65

2,356

9%

104%

3.99%

AIRG

77

7.82

74

9%

134%

0.00%

MEET

78

3.32

249

8%

158%

0.00%

SCMP

79

10.00

651

10%

92%

0.00%

NCMI

80

6.70

408

8%

160%

13.13%

CSVI

81

47.50

664

9%

131%

2.36%

MCFT

82

22.97

429

8%

243%

0.00%

HPQ

83

21.44

36,341

8%

202%

2.43%

DL

84

8.15

269

8%

154%

5.52%

SJT

85

7.42

346

7%

572%

7.41%

UEPS

86

9.00

519

26%

53%

0.00%

TWX

87

94.70

74,974

8%

132%

2.12%

PNLYY

88

4.16

1,851

14%

55%

0.00%

CSRA

89

31.87

5,258

9%

108%

1.26%

MANH

90

41.22

2,850

7%

1246%

0.00%

LEA

91

176.83

12,172

12%

57%

1.02%

CPLA

92

82.30

982

8%

178%

1.97%

MCK

93

137.06

28,783

9%

113%

0.82%

RGR

94

50.20

894

11%

64%

3.63%

GPP

95

19.40

617

8%

117%

8.76%

QCOM

96

54.84

81,602

8%

166%

3.94%

ODP

97

3.19

1,697

22%

50%

3.13%

ENR

98

42.25

2,653

9%

82%

2.53%

CRUS

99

56.66

3,805

9%

80%

0.00%

OCLR

100

5.96

1,018

18%

50%

0.00%

PBT

101

9.29

433

7%

14766%

6.78%

BGSF

102

15.28

139

10%

79%

6.54%

AMN

103

40.65

2,010

9%

86%

0.00%

CAH

104

61.07

19,420

10%

70%

2.96%

ETM

105

10.60

420

10%

73%

2.83%

CA

106

32.41

13,483

7%

470%

3.15%

MO

107

63.90

122,369

7%

499%

3.82%

AOBC

108

14.37

775

16%

50%

0.00%

WCG

109

200.93

9,036

7%

205%

0.00%

BIIB

110

309.40

65,531

8%

129%

0.00%

FL

111

30.01

3,961

30%

46%

3.90%

CECE

112

8.51

296

11%

60%

3.29%

DNB

113

113.95

4,228

7%

942%

1.73%

PMD

114

18.00

100

10%

66%

3.33%

NTES

115

276.10

36,615

7%

479%

9.04%

HMTV

116

11.95

488

8%

102%

0.00%

SBH

117

17.55

2,390

12%

52%

0.00%

SIMO

118

48.67

1,742

9%

75%

1.64%

INFY

119

14.59

33,375

9%

72%

177.24%

CKHUY

120

12.75

49,185

12%

49%

5.80%

GIB

121

52.75

15,869

7%

208%

0.00%

VVV

122

23.81

4,857

9%

85%

0.63%

WDC

123

88.60

27,112

9%

79%

2.26%

SGU

124

10.77

602

9%

78%

3.90%

CPB

125

46.85

14,289

10%

63%

2.99%

HCKT

126

15.10

491

7%

144%

1.85%

GPS

127

26.45

10,474

14%

46%

0.00%

KBAL

128

17.99

679

9%

68%

1.33%

CBS

129

54.46

22,111

9%

72%

0.00%

CELG

130

98.20

80,053

7%

384%

0.00%

ENDP

131

5.95

1,328

8%

115%

0.00%

EVTC

132

14.60

1,067

7%

169%

0.00%

TJX

133

70.21

45,518

9%

80%

1.55%

RILY

134

16.60

367

18%

42%

1.63%

RPXC

135

13.01

655

6%

619%

0.00%

OMAB

136

40.16

1,976

8%

113%

78.61%

STX

137

36.77

10,737

9%

65%

0.00%

SNI

138

80.97

10,628

8%

82%

#VALUE!

TNH

139

82.60

1,528

11%

52%

7.92%

TPB

140

17.26

338

9%

72%

0.00%

CLF

141

6.16

1,855

14%

43%

0.00%

APEI

142

20.05

328

19%

40%

0.00%

EBF

143

19.90

505

11%

51%

3.52%

NSH

144

17.05

732

6%

23699%

12.79%

EME

145

81.16

4,822

8%

106%

0.39%

MAN

146

125.43

8,479

9%

62%

1.43%

AVP

147

2.15

946

12%

44%

0.00%

THO

148

136.72

7,221

8%

86%

0.97%

MLHR

149

33.10

1,997

9%

56%

2.08%

ACIA

150

39.10

1,626

8%

99%

0.00%

ALSN

151

44.08

6,656

7%

132%

1.36%

AYI

152

161.23

6,772

8%

86%

0.32%

AMWD

153

93.55

1,530

8%

75%

0.00%

TEVA

154

11.23

11,421

9%

57%

12.11%

TOSYY

155

17.25

12,169

11%

43%

0.00%

CNC

156

95.81

16,950

7%

148%

0.00%

SHI

157

59.78

6,463

15%

39%

41.18%

SAFM

158

146.81

3,288

15%

38%

0.65%

MMS

159

65.44

4,324

7%

101%

0.28%

JEC

160

58.74

7,112

8%

79%

0.51%

LCI

161

21.05

795

13%

40%

0.00%

VGR

162

20.70

2,750

6%

273%

7.30%

JAZZ

163

136.94

8,417

7%

233%

0.00%

ROST

164

64.36

24,815

8%

80%

0.00%

UCTT

165

24.56

844

10%

51%

0.00%

TNET

166

35.66

2,538

6%

266%

0.00%

MBUU

167

30.79

555

7%

160%

0.68%

TZOO

168

6.60

83

7%

103%

0.00%

KLIC

169

22.42

1,625

11%

45%

0.00%

BSTC

170

45.70

335

6%

377%

0.00%

PRSC

171

55.15

750

7%

115%

0.00%

CLCT

172

24.53

216

6%

418%

5.71%

BC

173

50.22

4,510

11%

44%

0.00%

KORS

174

47.93

7,519

9%

58%

0.00%

TER

175

42.55

8,543

7%

133%

0.61%

BLBD

176

20.50

605

7%

150%

0.00%

SERV

177

46.99

6,353

6%

259%

0.00%

BAH

178

37.81

5,667

7%

118%

1.69%

BBBY

179

19.72

2,765

26%

33%

2.54%

AEO

180

13.29

2,376

15%

36%

3.76%

AZO

181

602.70

17,131

9%

52%

0.00%

AAPL

182

168.11

871,412

7%

182%

0.00%

CHKE

183

2.10

27

7%

177%

0.00%

NATH

184

80.95

341

6%

263%

0.00%

PLCE

185

109.45

1,989

9%

51%

1.10%

DGX

186

93.75

13,125

7%

95%

1.92%

PBH

187

43.76

2,342

7%

146%

0.00%

HRL

188

31.51

16,978

8%

73%

2.09%

ORCL

189

50.28

215,400

6%

237%

1.35%

NCR

190

30.66

4,694

8%

64%

0.00%

DPS

191

85.34

15,540

7%

120%

0.00%

LRCX

192

206.82

38,030

7%

129%

0.80%

ROCK

193

32.70

1,052

8%

57%

0.00%

CR

194

84.24

5,088

8%

67%

0.00%

CHS

195

7.80

980

18%

32%

0.00%

GURE

196

1.54

72

3388%

30%

0.00%

DECK

197

68.46

2,209

9%

46%

0.00%

CSGS

198

44.88

1,477

7%

86%

1.72%

HDSN

199

6.06

264

13%

34%

0.00%

RL

200

91.73

7,549

10%

40%

2.18%

Here is the official list and where my stocks stand.

Ticker

Mkt Cap

Date

My Ranking

Price

EY

ROIC

AMAG

452

2-Nov

12

12.80

11%

532%

AGX

1,055

2-Nov

8

67.90

16%

849%

AVID

181

2-Nov

38

4.39

10%

160%

BIVV

5,826

2-Nov

#N/A

#N/A

#N/A

#N/A

HRB

4,988

2-Nov

15

23.86

12%

283%

BOJA

466

2-Nov

73

12.65

9%

114%

BPT

412

2-Nov

6

19.25

18%

36989%

CSCO

170,468

2-Nov

36

34.21

9%

383%

CJREF

1,910

2-Nov

39

9.26

10%

165%

CRHM

163

2-Nov

56

2.20

9%

262%

DLX

3,351

2-Nov

25

68.83

10%

473%

DHX

116

2-Nov

20

2.30

15%

140%

DISCA

10,005

2-Nov

27

17.31

12%

144%

EGRX

868

2-Nov

21

53.56

11%

226%

ESRX

34,165

2-Nov

18

60.32

11%

426%

FFIV

7,575

2-Nov

60

121.01

8%

471%

GME

1,875

2-Nov

40

18.51

21%

79%

HSII

462

2-Nov

51

24.60

11%

100%

IDCC

2,541

2-Nov

7

73.20

19%

585%

IPG

7,356

2-Nov

43

18.93

10%

145%

JILL

232

2-Nov

#N/A

#N/A

#N/A

#N/A

JNPR

9,231

2-Nov

#N/A

#N/A

#N/A

#N/A

KLAC

16,671

2-Nov

62

106.38

8%

233%

LEE

128

2-Nov

58

2.25

14%

76%

MNKD

338

2-Nov

16

3.23

13%

218%

MCFT

428

2-Nov

82

22.97

8%

243%

MSB

297

2-Nov

42

22.65

8%

573%

MIK

3,562

2-Nov

61

19.42

11%

86%

MPAA

534

2-Nov

11

27.56

12%

382%

MSGN

1,302

2-Nov

14

17.30

13%

253%

NCMI

406

2-Nov

80

6.70

8%

160%

NHTC

221

2-Nov

1

19.46

45%

4440%

NLS

385

2-Nov

34

12.50

14%

108%

NTIP

100

2-Nov

4

4.15

38%

971%

EGOV

1,097

2-Nov

44

16.55

8%

833%

OMC

15,259

2-Nov

32

66.21

10%

281%

PDLI

456

2-Nov

9

2.96

15%

495%

PCO

161

2-Nov

22

6.51

241%

115%

PBI

2,095

2-Nov

63

11.19

11%

95%

SQBG

158

2-Nov

19

2.51

11%

235%

SP

850

2-Nov

67

38.30

8%

312%

SYNT

1,971

2-Nov

50

23.56

10%

126%

TGNA

2,584

2-Nov

53

12.05

14%

78%

TIME

1,066

2-Nov

65

10.70

11%

82%

TRNC

488

2-Nov

13

14.86

17%

198%

FOXA

47,776

2-Nov

55

25.81

10%

123%

UTHR

5,441

2-Nov

10

118.90

24%

206%

USNA

1,602

2-Nov

59

65.05

9%

133%

VEC

349

2-Nov

33

31.53

11%

134%

VIAB

9,416

2-Nov

24

23.40

13%

138%

Hmm, 3 flops. That is unusual. JNPR is understandable, they just announced earnings and sometimes files are not updated at same time. JILL and BIVV actually find no financial statements in Fidelity. I will have to dig further.

Upcoming Tranche

Here is the current tranche that is close to hitting anniversary:

11/15/2016

Start

Current

Dividend

Pct
Gain

R3K
Gain

MPAA

$26.55

$26.99

$0.00

1.7%

20.8%

ATHM

$22.61

$59.56

$0.00

163.4%

20.8%

AMGN

$145.14

$173.44

$3.15

21.7%

20.8%

RHI

$43.23

$52.34

$0.94

23.2%

20.8%

CA

$31.11

$32.65

$0.77

7.4%

20.8%

Totals

43.5%

20.8%

It has been a winner.

AGX - they build natural gas power plants. I was listening to a PA radio station today and heard the state is considering 2 dozen new natural gas power plants as NG is so plentiful (and cheap) in PA.

HRB - I think the sell off due to fear of a postcard type tax return is over done. Do people really expect Congress to be successful in materially simplifying tax returns?

DLX - yes Martha, people still write checks. DLX is just a steady eddy, they make money, increase revenues every year and have a nice little dividend.

KLAC - quality company.

CELG or AMGN - still think these mega bio techs are reasonable.

After that, I will look at a few other names (some hated) like CVS, ABC, BBY and PBI.